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Branch personnel are actively involved in developing advanced testing methodologies and their public standardization. National and international standardization of mechanical testing methods are pursued under the auspices of organizations sush as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), MIL Handbook, and the International Standards Organization (ISO). Listed below are some of the standard test methods and specialized publications pertaining to standardized methods to which Branch personnel have made significant contributions. Use the links provided here to jump to a specific section, or browse through the entire list that follows.

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Standards for Advanced Ceramics

ASTM C1368-97
"Standard Test Method for Determination of Slow Crack Growth Parameters of Advanced Ceramics by Constant Stress-Rate Flexural Testing," Test Method C1368-97, American Society for Testing and Materials Annual Book of Standards, Vol. 15.01, pp. 688-696, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1998.

ASTM C1421
"Standard Test Method for Fracture Toughness of Advanced Ceramics," Test Method C1421, American Society for Testing Materials Annual Book of Standards, Vol. 15.01, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2000.

ASTM C1499
"Standard Test Method for Monotonic Equibiaxial Flexural Strength of Advanced Ceramics at Ambient Temperature," Test Method C1499, American Society for Testing and Materials Annual Book of Standards, Vol. 15.01, ASTM, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 2004.

ISO 24370
"Test Method for Fracture Toughness of Monolithic Ceramics at Room Temperature by Chevron-Notched Beam (CNB) Method," ISO 24370:2005, International Organization for Standardization.

Standards for Composites

ASTM D3410-95
"Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials with Unsupported Gage Section by Shear Loading," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 15.03, pp. 128-144, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.

ASTM D3479-96
"Standard Test Method for Tension-Tension Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 15.03, pp. 145-150, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.

ASTM D3552-96
"Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Fiber Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 15.03, pp. 176-184, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.

Standards for Fatigue

ASTM E 2207-02
"Standard Practice for Strain-Controlled Axial-Torsional Fatigue Testing with Thin-Walled Tubular Specimens," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 3.01, pp 1222-1229, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003.

ASTM E 2368-04
"Standard Practice for Strain-Controlled Thermomechanical Fatigue Testing," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 3.01, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2004.

ASTM E606-92
"Standard Practice for Strain-Controlled Fatigue Testing," ASTM Annual Book of Standards, vol. 3.01, pp 580-594, ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 2003.

Technical Publications on Standard Test Methods

ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) 1280
Kalluri, S. and Bonacuse, P. J., Editors, Multiaxial Fatigue and Deformation Testing Techniques, ASTM STP 1280, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1997.

ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) 1387
Kalluri, S. and Bonacuse, P. J., Editors, Multiaxial Fatigue and Deformation: Testing and Prediction, ASTM STP 1387, American Society for Testing and Materials, 2000.

ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) 1409
Salem, J. A., Quinn, G. D., and Jenkins, M. G., Editors, Fracture Resistance Testing of Monolithic and Composite Brittle Materials, ASTM STP 1409, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.

ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) 1428
McGaw, M. A., Kalluri, S., Bressers, J., and Peteves, S. D., Editors, Thermomechanical Fatigue Behavior of Materials: 4th Volume, ASTM STP 1428, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002, (Online, Available: www.astm.org/STP/).

MIL-17 Composite Materials Handbook
MIL-17 working groups comprised of experts from industry, government, and academia from around the are developing world-class engineering handbooks for structural applications of composite materials. These rigorously reviewed handbooks include standards for test/characterization methods, statistics and databases, as well as guidelines for processing, design and analysis.

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